Women have benefited from lower life and car insurance premiums, but not for much longer as new European laws come into force in December. A ruling by the European Court of Justice last year means that from December 21 insurers can no longer consider a customer's gender when calculating how much retirement income they should receive, plus what they should pay to be insured....read

Michael Onyett has motor neurone disease and could have weeks left to live - or months or even years. But this uncertainty has allowed Scottish Provident to wriggle out of paying £240,000 on his life insurance.

A supermarket sales war could see hundreds of thousands of people buying life insurance that does not suit their needs. Supermarkets are offering bonus loyalty points, cashback and voucher 'sweeteners' if they buy a life policy....read

Outspoken radio presenter Danny Baker does not sit on the fence. He thinks insurance is a waste of time and money. And worse, it encourages people to live in a state of constant anxiety. We investigate...

Evidence suggests the financial squeeze is prompting families to stop premiums for policies that offer valuable protection against loss of income. They are being urged against such a move. And other households that have never had this form of protection are being encouraged to consider it, partly because the cost may rise in future....read